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(Modem P. W, OEHRLE. ORNAMENTAL CORD OR ROPE.

N0. 599,191. Patented Feb, 15, 1898.

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UNITE STATES PATE T OFFICE.

FRANKLIN V. OEHRLE, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNQR TO OEHRLEBROTHERS & CO., OF SAME PLACE.

ORNAMENTAL CORD oR ROPE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 59 9,191, olatedFebruary 15, 1898. Application filed duly 31, 1897. Serial No. 646,609.(Model) To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, FRANKLIN W. OEHRLE, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, in the State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOrnamental Ropes or Cords, of which the following is a specification. r

My invention relates to a class of'oruamental ropes or cords formed asto their exteriors of colored silk or other ornamental thread, andlargely employed in the construction of portieres and in connectionwit'h curtains.

It is the object of my invention to produce an ornamental rope or cordof simple and inexpensive construction but more ornamental in appearancethan such devices as heretofore manufactured.

In the accompanying drawings, I show and herein 1 describe good forms ofconvenient embodiments of my invention, the particular subject matterclaimed as novel being hereinafter definitely specified.

In the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is aviewin side elevation of a piece of ornamental rope or cordof a well known construction.

Figure 2 is a view in side elevation of the cord represented in Figure1,- as modified to embody my invention.

Figure 3 is a View in side elevation of a piece of ornamental ropediffering slightly from the form shown in Figure 1, but similar to it ingeneral construction.

Figure 4 is a View in side elevation of the ornamental cord of Figure 3as modified to embody my invention.

Figure 5 is a View in perspective of a modified form of rope embodyingmy invention.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring first to Figure l, A B are wires, or twines, formed of hemp orother strong non-yielding material.

I The strands AB may each of course be composed partly of wire andpartly of fibrous material, or one of said strands may be of Wire andthe other of fibrous material, or both of wire or both of fibrousmaterial, as may be desired the object being to form a core for theornamental rope or cord to be produced.

Ornamental threads which may be of silk,

linen, cotton, tinsel, or other material, or a combination of thesematerials or any of them, are worked up into a loop strand 0 convVeniently by being coiled into the form of a sult that the body of thecoil extends laterally away from said strands.

By reason of the strands A B being twisted upon each other, as shownclearly in Figure 1, the loop strand formed as a tubular coil is causedto assume the form of a continuous spiral, the efiect of which is highlyornamental.

' The structure thus formed, however, is less ornamental than it wouldotherwise be, by reason of the exposure to view of one of the strands AB throughout the length of the rope, and further because said continuousspiral appears as a hollow or coreless' spiral or one not formed on asubstantial core, and lacks the appearance of strength or durability.

. I overcome both these defects by providing an ornamental cord or groupof cords or threads or tapeD,which Iwind about the structure shown inFigure 1, said threads or cords which I term the filling strand,passin gspirally about the core of said rope and between the spirals formed ordescribed by the loop strand 0, .with the result, as shown in Figure 2,that the core is filled out whereby the symmetry and the apparentstrength of the completed cordis increased, and the core strandscompletely concealed.

Preferably the under face of the filling strand D or the exposed portionof the core strand A or B isprovided with an adhesive material so as tocause said filling strand D tomore firmly adhere in position.

The ornamental cord or rope shown in Fi ure 3 differs from that shown inFigure 1 in that the loop strand 0 is discontinuous so to speak, withthe result that the structure as a whole has the appearance of beingformed of portions of successively larger and smaller diameter.

In the structure of Figure 3, the short projecting spirals formed by theloop strand 0 diminish in diameter at the ends, and finally Vanish, thethreads of which said loop strand 0 is formed, being, in the portion ofthe .rope or cord between the sections of tubular coil, simply tightlywrapped around the strand A or B within it as the case may be.

The ornamental filling strand D is coiled about the ornamental rope ofthe form shown in Figure 3, in the manner hereinbefore described inconnection with Figures 1 and 2, said ornamental filling strand D, whenit reaches the extremities of the spiral projecting sections of the loopstrand being wrapped about both core strands A and B, so closely as tocompletely conceal said strands.

It will be understood that any desired number of strands A B may beemployed to form the core, and that any desired number and character ofthreads maybe employed in the formation of the loop strand, and fillingstrand, without departure from the spirit of my invention.

It is to be understood that the loop strand 0 need not be bound to thecore by the en-,

gagement of one of the strands of the core within its hollow interior asshown in Figure 1, inasmuch as resort may be had to the expedient, wellknown in the art, and illustrated in Figure 5, of confining said loopstrand bodily between two of the strands of the core.

The ornamental filling strand D may of course be formed as a singlebody, or of a series of threads, or of a chenille cord or, in fact, ofany desired ornamental textile material.

When the loops are confined between the two strands in the manner shownin Figure 5, the loops will project on both sides of the core, forming,so to speak, a double spiral, thus necessitating the employment of twofilling strands D to fill up the two independent spiral spaces on thesurface of the cord or rope.

It will be understood moreover, that the tubular coil 0 constitutes ineffect a series of loops and it is obvious that said loops of ornamentalthreads may be formed in arrangements other than a tubular coil of thecharacter illustrated.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent 1. As an article of manufacture, an ornamental rope orcord composed of a core, consisting of a plurality of strands twistedtogether, and a series of loops of ornamental.

thread, engaged with the strands of the core, and spirally disposed withreference to the same, and an ornamental filling strand wound upon saidcore in the spiral space or spaces left between the projecting loops,substantially as set forth.

2. As an article of manufacture, an ornamental rope or cord, composed ofa core consisting of a plurality of strands twisted together, a tubularcoil of ornamental threads passing spirally about and bound to said coreby the engagement of one of the core strands within its hollowinterior,and an ornamental filling strand wound upon said core in thespace not occupied by the tubular coil, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoingas my invention 1 have hereuntosigned my name this 27th day of July, A. D. 1897.

FRANKLIN W. OEl-IRLE.

In presence of-- WM. E. OEHRLE, F. NORMAN DIXON.

